Me? Did he have many friends? Im not quite sure, I said and thats as far as I would go even though he was still looking at me as if he expected something more, something wise perhaps, or even profound. But I had run out of wisdom and profundity nearly four years before, so instead I said, Youre going to go forit again, aren’t you? In seventy-eight? Stone realized he was bleeding from his right temple. He picked up a fresh napkin from an unoccupied table and held it to his head. Flashing red emergency lights wounded the chilly, cloudy night sky— two patrol cars and three unmarked police cars, a boxy ambulance and a fire chiefs red sedan, though why it was here I didnt know. I went in and said,Put some clothes on. Stone ran back, opened the door, and stood there scanning the skies. Katherines laugh was my reward. Specifically, Mason said, I came up to look at the boundaries of this property. Does that satisfy you? I reckon two hours. I can duplicate the keys in the van. What about? Yeah? I dont know. While our steaks either get cold or overcooked. How long should we give him? Come off it already! Max Quane called me at your place and I said his address out loud so I could remember it. You caught it. Then when Sally called Audrey, well, Audrey called you to find out where I was and you must have got Sallys address out of her. You had your hired guns hurry over and kill both Max and Sally. Then Id starve to death..